Wilkins

proper nounattested in dialogue

//ˈwɪlkɪnz//

A surname originating as a patronymic.

proper noun

1
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Kash Patel, born to Gujarati parents in New York in 1980, was sworn in as the ninth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday, in the presence of his girlfriend Alexis Wilkins and his family.
2
A surname originating as a patronymic. An English surname from Middle English.
3
A surname originating as a patronymic. A surname from Welsh.
4
A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. named after William Wilkins.

Etymology

In most cases, the surname derives from the Middle English Wilkin, from Will, diminutive of William, + -kin (“small”). However, in the case of a formidable number of those that bear the surname 'Wilkins', the name derives from an earlier form Welsh Wilkyn, itself from Middle English Wylcolyna or Witcoline, from Latin Wintona, compare Winton.

Forms

plural: Wilkinses

Wilfred · A male given name from Old English, popular in the U.K. in…Wilhelm · A male given name from German, equivalent to English William.Wilkes · A surname originating as a patronymic.

Wilkins · A surname originating as a patronymic.

will · Used to express the future tense, sometimes with an…Will · A diminutive of the male given name William or, less often,…Willa · A female given name from the Germanic languages.

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